If anyone is considering installing carpet

[Biciclista]

i tore all the carpets out of my house when we moved in. One by one. Then refinished the floor. over 25 years now, still don't want carpet.

[malkin]

We have just finished removing carpet from our new-to-us hundred year old house. The carpet was probably not more than 5 years old, but the previous owners' dogs apparently preferred it to the great outdoors, and the owners dealt with this by liberal applications of Carpet Fresh and those plug in air fresheners.
*gag*

We've also been painting walls and un-painting windows that haven't opened in years.

It is as much work as training for a century, but doesn't leave much time for cycling.